Duchesse Anne
PearDuchesse Anne
Origin/History
Raised in 1861 by Jacques Jalais, Nantes, France. Reference: Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:102, fig. 1869.
Fruit
Size and Form: Above medium; form like Calebasse.
Skin: Meadow-green, slightly yellowish, dotted with gray.
Flesh and Flavor: Greenish-white, fine, melting. Juice sufficient, sweet, acidulous, perfumed. Quality: first (dessert).
Season
November.
Tree
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Duchesse Anne.
x. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:102, fig. 1869.
Raised in 1861 by Jacques Jalais, Nantes, Fr. Fruit above medium, like Calebasse in form, meadow-green, slightly yellowish, dotted with gray; flesh greenish-white, fine, melting; juice sufficient, sweet, acidulous, perfumed; first; Nov.